Coat hanger attachment



P. E. MELBY COAT HANGER ATTACHMENT April 6, 1937.

Filed Dec. lO, 1955 Patented Apr. 6, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COAT HANGER ATTACHMENT Peter E. Melby, Des Moines, Iowa Application December 10,1935, Serial No. 53,769

2 Claims. (01. 223-98) This invention pertains to thatclass of accessories and appurtenances susceptible of being comprehensibly entitled attachments, the same being expressly constructed for use in conjunction with so-called' garment and coat hangers of the simplified light-weight wire type.

It goes without saying that I am consciously aware that the prior art to which the invention relates, includes numerous styles of attachments of the character under consideration. It is therefore fitting to say that the present conception embodies certain primary parts fundamentally old, wherein said parts are especially designed andfashioned to incorporate noteworthy structural improvements and refinements.

Briefly, the invention is characterized by two units, that is a main V-shaped unit designed for cooperation with a correspondingly shaped portion of the hanger, and a split sheath or round for cooperation with the horizontal bar at the bottom of the hanger.

The principal novelty has to do with the incorporation in the main V-shaped part of terminal extensions connectible with the diverging por- 5 tions thereof, wherein said extensions are in the form of loops or eyes adapted to accommodate wads of tissue paper usable as filler or stufling means to retain the desired shape of the sleeves of a coat or the like.

30 Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and drawing. a

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective showing of the essen- 35 tial parts of the invention and illustrating the manner in which they cooperate with a conventional wire hanger, showing how the sleeve stufling functions.

Figure 2 is a sectional view showing thecon- 40 struction and arrangement more explicitly.

- Figure 3 is an end view disclosing in particular one of the terminal stumng adapter eyes.

Figures 4 and 5 are cross-sectional views taken 'on the planes of the lines 44 and 5--5respec- 45 tively of Figure 2.

As a matter of convenience, attention is first called to the substantially triangular wire coat hanger shown in Figure 2 which includes the customary supporting hook 9, the diverging frame 50 members in forming the coat hanger means and the horizontal bottom rod ,ll, completing the frame and serving, ordinarily, as the support for a pair of trousers or the like.

The main protector andcoat accommodation 55 unit is denoted by the numeral l2 and may be made from cardboard or equivalent sheet or paper material. This includes a pair of diverging tubular branches or arms l3 longitudinally slit on their bottom as indicated at It to permit them to flt over the frame members I0. The connective portion is apertured s indicated at 15 to allow it to slip over the h ok 9. It will be observed that in a top plan view these tubular shields are tapered, that is decreased gradually in cross-sectional dimensions from the center toward the ends to make for more satisfactory cushioning propertiesto accommodate the coat. It is further observed that the form-shaped shield I3 is of a length to properly cooperate with the frame members it. At the outer ends, the shields are formed with extension flaps l6 terminating in depending disk-like elements ll. As shown in Figure 1, the numeral it merely designatesa fold line to facilitate bending the features l'l down to the position shown in Figure 2. Struck out from the disk are tongues I9 which sufiice to form adapter eyes. In effect, these parts H are merely independent hanger elements but designed to accommodate tissue-paper 20 as indicated in Figure 1. In other words, by taking suflicient paper and bundling it, so to speak, and hanging it in the eye, the paper hangs down in the sleeve portion of the coat as illustrated in Figure 1 to form a filler, pad or, what I have more aptly described as stufiings. It is evident, therefore, that the principal distinction existing in the construction of the unitary parts 12, is the tapered formation of the split tubular shield and the extension flap l6 terminating at the hanger eyes l'l, bendable to convenient position to accommodate sleeve padding paper or the like 20.

The numeral 2| designates an additional tubelike protector, this being adapted to fit over the lower frame bar II. It is protective in the sense that it provides a convenient round to accommodate trousers and prevent the formation of an undesirable crease therein as frequently occurs when the trousers are hung on the bare wire.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the invention after considering the description in connection with the drawing. Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary. Minor changes in shape, size and the arrangement of. details coming within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to in actual practice, if desired.

I claim: 1. An-attachment for a wire coat hanger com- 2. A coat hanger attachment for a. conventional wire coat hanger comprising a one-piece substantially V-shaped unit, the diverging arm portions thereof being in the form of tubular shields to embrace the underlying portions of the coat hanger, the free ends of said arms terminating in freely bendable disk-like extensions, said extensions being punctured to form tongues, the tongues being struck out to define hanger eyes usable in the manner and for the purposes 10 described.

PETER E. MELBY. 

